VATICAN CITY – In a brief document, the Vatican’s doctrinal congregation reaffirmed that the Catholic Church is the one, true church, even if elements of truth can be found in separated churches and communities.Read More

LORENZAGO DI CADORE, Italy – To the disappointment of the media and local residents, Pope Benedict XVI, who arrived at his mountain vacation lodgings July 9, did not venture beyond the villa’s superprivate property until late July 11.Read More

As a former military chaplain and Archbishop for the Archdiocese for the U.S. Military Services for 10 years, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien has touched the lives of many in the armed forces.Read More

Twenty-one youths from across the archdiocese sat and listened in awe, July 11, as Michael Austin told the story of how, as an innocent man, he was convicted of murder and armed robbery. The crowd of young people participating in Justice Action Week July 8-13, joined peer leaders and chaperones at Our Lady of Pompei,...Read More

Baltimore bishops reacted positively July 12 to news of the appointment of Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien as Baltimore’s 15th archbishop, describing the new leader as “a good shepherd in the sense that he will be a good teacher, a good pastor of souls.”Read More

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Baltimore, buzzed with excitement, July 12, as Catholics gathered to meet Pope Benedict XVI’s newly appointed head of the Premier See, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien.Read More

When a Catonsville mother of four recently took her oath as a naturalized citizen of the United States, the event proved to be bittersweet.Read More

WARSAW, Poland (CNS) -- A Redemptorist priest who runs Poland's largest Catholic broadcast agency faces possible jail time after describing Polish President Lech Kaczynski as "a crook subservient to the Jewish lobby."Read More